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INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2005 Assam
members of armed opposition groups
suspected to be from the Dima Halam
Daoga (DHD) and the National
Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)
allegedly entered Doldoli railway station,
between Diphu and Dimapur in Karbi
Anglong district and killed Station
Master Nareswar Kalita and Rajendra
Prasad for not responding to their
extortion notes. 97
On 27 April 2004, Nirmalendu
Langthasa, youngest son of Assam
Minister for Hill Areas and Veterinary, GC
Langthasa was reportedly kidnapped by
ULFA. Langthasa’s family members were
sent a ransom note of Rs 3 crore. 98 On 29
May 2004 ULFA Chairman Aurobindo
Rajkhowa reportedly claimed
responsibility for the kidnapping of
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Nirmalendu Langthasa and demanded the
release of UNFA cadres, Bening Rabha,
Robin Neog, Ashanta Bagh Phukan,
Abhijit Deka, Ajay Narzary, Neelu
Chakravarty and Naba Sangmai in
exchange of his release. 99 On 11 August
2004, Nirmal Langthasa was released near
National Highway 37 in Morigaon
district. 100
On 11 August 2004, Sujit Saha, a
small-time shop-owner of Bogribari under
Bilasipara sub-division of Dhubri district
was allegedly kidnapped by NDFB
cadres. 101
On 14 December 2004, suspected
ULFA cadres reportedly abducted a West
Bengal-based businessman, Nitai Saha
from the Boxirhat area in Dhubri district
along the Assam-West Bengal border. 102 ■